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Peter, Thanks for putting the snaps on the site; I'll ship you some more images tomorrow.
When the LTT were there two years ago I got some nice images of them and will include them.
Regards,
Joe
 
j curtis said:
Peter, Thanks for putting the snaps on the site; I'll ship you some more images tomorrow.
When the LTT were there two years ago I got some nice images of them and will include them.
Regards,
Joe
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Here they are......in happier times.
 

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and a few more....where was the gull juv pic taken?
 

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Peter, The Juv Gull was standing on the trawl gear of a fishing trawler in Skerries. Taken about 3rd week September 2005. Got a nice image of a Turnstone feeding on the big ropes used for tying up the trawlers the same morning. Joe
 

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Peter

Excellent selection of photos from Joe. These treads are becoming addictive.

Which County tread will you start next conquering from the pale out west, Meath, Wicklow, Monaghan, Cavan.
Tom
 
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birdsgalway said:
Peter
Excellent selection of photos. Theses treads are becoming addictive.

Which County tread will you start next conquering from the pale out west, Meath, Wicklow, Monaghan, Cavan.
Tom
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There are enough birds recorded in Wicklow to have two threads! I think Kilcoole could have one all of its own. Dick Coombes is out, I think, twice a day at Kilcoole and has some great photos.

It will just take time.
 
Tom,
For the LTT I used a 70 to 200mm Image Stab. Nikon F2.8 lens on a Nikon D200.
For other focal length I have have various Nikon lens depending on need.
All the stuff I do nowadays is Digital.
Regards,
Joe
 
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All the stuff I do nowadays is Digital.
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Lovely work Joe - last time we spoke I think you were still using film; you had lovely shots of "Stumpy" at the time!! Throw one of them up if you still have it.

Meantime one of the north County's emblematic birds (for time being anyway) attached. IIRC you located one of the nests the first year they bred in Dublin?

Dave
 

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Hi Dave, Guess I'm still using the walking boots you 'salved' for me on Cape. Ì Like your image of the Buzzard, sadly they are not just as plentiful in my patch due to the restoration of the gravel quarry, but give it two or three years and normal service will resume. The Stumpy I recall was a Ringed Plover, which was on slide and I never digitized it(yet?). In the meantime I attach a new stumpy, and it really has a short leg. The leg did not seem to bother it at all and it was in the garden for just about 15 months. Regards,
Joe
 

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Red-Necked Grebe

There's a gorgeous RN Grebe at Poolbeg today (found yesterday by Noel Keogh). It's viewable from the South Wall, just walk out till you're about opposite the Green Lighthouse at the North Wall. It's feeding in the area in front of the Yellow Baths and large Red-roofed house (or club, or whatever) on the Northern side. Spends a lot of time underwater, so hard to pick up, bring a zoom or high-mag eyepiece 'cos it can be quite a distance, but giving great if intermittent views.
 
Sancho said:
There's a gorgeous RN Grebe at Poolbeg today (found yesterday by Noel Keogh). It's viewable from the South Wall, just walk out till you're about opposite the Green Lighthouse at the North Wall. It's feeding in the area in front of the Yellow Baths and large Red-roofed house (or club, or whatever) on the Northern side. Spends a lot of time underwater, so hard to pick up, bring a zoom or high-mag eyepiece 'cos it can be quite a distance, but giving great if intermittent views.
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Nice shots Joe and Dave.

Glad you got the bird Sancho. Red necked Grebe is one of my many boggy birds. There seems to be one or two wintering in Dundalk Bay the last number of years but I have not caught up with them yet. Hopefully it sticks around, but I dont think I will get down that far for a look. Unless I take a long lunch on Sunday..............

Would it be easier to view from North Bull side?
 
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There's a gorgeous RN Grebe at Poolbeg today (found yesterday by Noel Keogh). It's viewable from the South Wall, just walk out till you're about opposite the Green Lighthouse at the North Wall. It's feeding in the area in front of the Yellow Baths and large Red-roofed house (or club, or whatever) on the Northern side. Spends a lot of time underwater, so hard to pick up, bring a zoom or high-mag eyepiece 'cos it can be quite a distance, but giving great if intermittent views.
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Thanks for the post. I think this post illustrates the advantage of BF for exchanging bird info. For instance, you can post descriptions and detailed directions, a photo, even a google map reference - particularly good for long staying birds that drop off the BINS radar (though not a replacement for BINS 1550111700, especially when you have no access to a computer).
 
breffni said:
particularly good for long staying birds that drop off the BINS radar (though not a replacement for BINS 1550111700, especially when you have no access to a computer).
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..or good day birds (non-BINS) such as Dipper or good-for-site birds like the one below which I had 9 of yesterday locally. Only my second record of Purple Sand here...
 

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BINS is reporting a possible Laughing Gull at Dun Laoghaire baths today. I'll check it out tomorrow (as I'm sure far more competent folk will), and post what I find.
 
Dipper on Delvin River, possibly head in Dublin & tail In Meath as this is the border between the two counties,
Joe
 

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